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Weekend getaways in Kuala Lumpur

Places within easy reach of Kuala Lumpur, with how long they take, how to get there and what a weekend costs. Filter by time and mode.

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10 getaways from Kuala Lumpur

  • Batu Caves

    35 min · Train, Car

    A Hindu temple inside a limestone cave, up 272 painted steps. Go early, before the heat and the crowds.

    Stay
    Day trip
    Per person
    MYR 10–MYR 60
    KTM Komuter from KL Sentral to the last stop
    All year; packed during Thaipusam

  • Genting Highlands

    1 h · Car, Bus

    Cool air at 1,800 metres, a theme park and casino resort, and a cable car through the cloud forest.

    Stay
    Day trip / 1 night
    Per person
    MYR 60–MYR 450
    Car or bus, then the Awana Skyway cable car
    All year; avoid public holidays

  • Kuala Selangor

    1 h 30 min · Car

    Fireflies along the mangrove river at night, seafood by the estuary and a hill of silvered leaf monkeys.

    Stay
    Day trip / 1 night
    Per person
    MYR 60–MYR 300
    Car north-west along the coast
    All year; fireflies are best on dark, dry nights

  • Port Dickson

    1 h 30 min · Car, Bus

    The nearest beach resorts, calm water and a weekend of doing very little.

    Stay
    Day trip / 1 night
    Per person
    MYR 80–MYR 450
    Car south on the expressway
    All year

  • Melaka

    2 h · Bus, Car

    Portuguese, Dutch and British layers in a riverside old town, and Nyonya food at its source.

    Stay
    1–2 nights
    Per person
    MYR 200–MYR 650
    Bus from TBS, about every half hour, or car down the North–South Expressway
    All year; weekends are busy

  • Fraser's Hill

    2 h · Car

    A colonial hill station in the clouds, with mock-Tudor bungalows, birdwatching and forest walks.

    Stay
    1–2 nights
    Per person
    MYR 250–MYR 700
    Car north, the last stretch up a narrow hill road
    All year; cooler and quieter midweek

  • Ipoh

    2 h 30 min · Train, Car

    Cave temples, murals in a tin-mining old town, and white coffee and bean sprouts chicken.

    Stay
    1–2 nights
    Per person
    MYR 200–MYR 600
    ETS electric train from KL Sentral
    All year

  • Penang (George Town)

    3 h · Flight, Train, Car

    A UNESCO-listed old town of shophouses, clan houses and street art, and the country's most celebrated hawker food.

    Stay
    2–3 nights
    Per person
    MYR 400–MYR 1,200
    About an hour in the air, three hours door to door; or around four hours on the ETS
    December to April

  • Langkawi

    3 h · Flight, Ferry

    Duty-free island beaches, mangrove boat trips and a cable car over the rainforest.

    Stay
    2–4 nights
    Per person
    MYR 600–MYR 2,000
    About an hour in the air from KLIA or Subang, three hours door to door
    November to April

  • Cameron Highlands

    3 h 30 min · Car, Bus

    Tea estates on green hills, strawberry farms and nights cool enough for a jumper.

    Stay
    1–2 nights
    Per person
    MYR 300–MYR 800
    Car or bus north, the last hour on winding hill roads
    All year; avoid school holidays

Budgets are per person for the whole trip: return travel, a mid-range double room shared, and food.